Safari Overview
This trip involves visiting attractions in Kampala City, Lake Mburo, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Queen Elizabeth, Kibale, and Semliki National Park for exciting game drives and gorilla tracking, among other activities.
Tour Prices – per Person
$4825 (1 Person)
$3365 (2 People)
$2845 (3 People)
$1895 (4 People +)
including 1 gorilla permit per person
Day 1: Arrival in Uganda
Arrive at Entebbe Airport and be transferred to Kampala. Check in at your reserved hotel for dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Drive to Lake Mburo National Park
Have breakfast and leave Kampala in the morning, driving for 4 or 5 hours, towards western Uganda. On the way, you will cross the Uganda Equator line at Kayabwe in Mpigi, then continue, as you will be pleased by Uganda’s green vegetation and beauty.
Arrive at the park around midday and have lunch, before going for an afternoon boat ride on Lake Mburo. You will also enjoy an evening game drive in search of zebras, impalas, elands, topis, oribis, Cape buffalo, antelopes, leopards, hyenas, and jackals. Dinner and overnight at Mantana Tented Camp or Rwonyo Rest Camp.
Day 3: Drive to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Have an early breakfast and set off for Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, home to the rare mountain gorillas. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park houses almost half of the world’s 850 mountain gorillas. Stay at Buhoma Bandas, Silverback Lodge, or Mahogany Springs for dinner and overnight.
Day 4: Gorilla Trekking Uganda
After an early-morning breakfast, you will attend a briefing with the guide, who will lead you through your gorilla-tracking experience along several trails in the steeply forested scenery.
The height of the trip is your encounter with the calm, endangered mountain gorillas – an exciting experience. After an hour with the gorillas and picnic lunches in the forest, return to your accommodation for relaxation. After this wonderful Uganda gorilla trekking, it is always an amazing experience to sit and reflect on what happened during your gorilla trekking Safari in the forest. Stay at Buhoma Bandas, Silverback Lodge, or Mahogany Springs.
Day 5: Drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Have breakfast and leave for Queen Elizabeth National Park, passing through the southern sector, known as Ishasha, renowned for its tree-climbing lions. This Park is a UNESCO World Biosphere, with one of the highest biodiversity ratings of any game reserve in the world. About 100 mammal species and a significant 606 bird species, like elephants, hippos, the elusive giant forest hog, and the handsome Uganda kob, inhabit the park, where they are frequently seen. Overnight and dinner at Jacana Eco-lodge, Mweya Safari Lodge, or Institute of Ecology.
Day 6: Forest Walk and Boat Ride at Kazinga Channel
Have breakfast, then set out on an early forest walk in Kyambura Gorge in search of primates and chimpanzees. Return to the lodge for lunch, then have a boat ride along the Kazinga Channel, with prospects of seeing hippos and buffalo in the shallow waters at close range. Kazinga Channel shoreline is home to a collection of birds, including the pink-backed pelicans, fish eagles, pied and malachite kingfishers, saddle-billed stork, and many more. Dinner and overnight at Jacana Eco-lodge, Mweya Safari Lodge, or Institute of Ecology.
Day 7: Game Drive, Forest Walk
Enjoy the day, starting with an early game drive through the park, where you will see Lions, elephants, leopards, buffalo, hyenas, and a collection of antelope before driving back to the lodge for lunch.
In the afternoon, you will go for an impressive sightseeing in the crater section. Visit the Katwe Saltworks to see how salt is mined conventionally, then head to the flamingo village and enjoy sightseeing in the crater region, which is amazing.
Alternatively, on the same day in the afternoon, set out for a forest walk, going to the large bats’ cave where bats in large numbers reside – a python in the rocks is commonly also seen by visitors. It’s an astounding forest walk one can’t miss. Dinner and overnight at Jacana Eco-lodge, Mweya Safari Lodge, or Institute of Ecology.
Day 8: Depart for Kibale National Park
Have a mini morning game drive and depart after breakfast for Kibale. Have the benefit of game viewing en route to Kibale Forest National Park. You will be staying for two nights at the Ndali Safari Lodge, Primates Safari Lodge, Rwenzori View Guest House, Rujuna Top Guest House, and Kanyankyu Tourist Camp.
Day 9: Forest Primate Hike, Birding
Have breakfast, then drive into Kibale Forest National Park to hike. A guide will enlighten you on the primates you will see, as well as the forest plants and animals.
This morning hike will expose you to chimpanzees, phoestes, red-colobus and red-tailed and grey-cheeked Mangabeys. Return to the lodge for lunch, and in the afternoon, visit Bigodi Swamp, an astonishing place to see rare and gorgeous flora and fauna. Dinner and overnight at the lodge or guesthouse.
Day 10: Transfer to Semuliki Valley Wildlife Reserve
Drive to Semliki in the Western Rift Valley. This reserve has an immense array of animals, including chimps, elephants, lions, and buffalo, plus a variety of African antelope species.
A night drive to look for fantastic nocturnal species such as the large spotted genet, African scops owl, pearl-dash spotted owlet, and nightjars is another rewarding opportunity.
Spend your overnights for two days at the beautiful Semliki Safari Lodge, the only accommodation in these 500 square kilometers of wilderness. The lodge has gourmet food, classified tented rooms with en-suite facilities, huge four-poster beds, and a swimming pool.
Day 11: Lake Albert Boat Ride and a Game Drive
Have breakfast and take a boat trip on Lake Albert to view the dazzlingly colored colonies of red-throated bee-eaters and the incredible Shoebill. The lake is lovely, with sandy cliffs, waterfalls, and small fishing villages along its shores. Get back to the lodge via a palm forest and the acacia savannah. Be alert to seeing mammals and different species of raptors. Enjoy your wonderful lunch, then spend the afternoon on a game drive to conclude the day.
Day 12: Birding, Chimp Tracking
Wake up early for a morning tropical forest expedition for bird viewing and tracking of the wild chimpanzees and then take your late breakfast. Check out and drive back to Kampala, where you arrive in the afternoon, then to Entebbe for dinner and overnight.
Day 13: Airport Transfer
Check out the hotel and head to Entebbe International Airport for your flight home. Safe Journey!
End of Tour